Journal profile · Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
National Interest
ISSN 0884-9382 · National Affairs, Inc.
National Interest: subscription journal; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
National Interest is published by National Affairs, Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Relations and Foreign Policy, European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies and European Politics and Security, together about 45.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The National Interest is an award-winning online publication focusing on defense issues, national security, military affairs and hardware, foreign policy, and US politics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences30.1%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences8.9%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences6.5%
- Defense, Military, and Policy StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceSocial Sciences4.9%
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSocial Sciences4.1%
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences3.3%
- Middle East Politics and SocietySocial Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science and International Relations | Q4 | 606/652 | — |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q4 | 755/779 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 54 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- National Affairs, Inc.
- ISSN
- 0884-9382
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about National Interest
Which databases index National Interest?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, National Interest is indexed in Scopus.
Is National Interest open access, and what is the APC?
National Interest is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .